OAKLAND — A man died after being shot Saturday afternoon in East Oakland, becoming the 44th homicide of the year, police said.

About 2:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 1300 block of 87th Avenue near A Street, where they found Lamar Patton, 26, who died at the scene, officer Kevin McDonald said. Police said a man with a gun approached Patton on foot and shot him.

No arrests have been made and police do not have a description of the suspect.

Police said they do not yet have a motive or a suspect description.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer. Anyone with information can contact police at 510-238-3326 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572 or 510-777-3211 or by email at Oaklandhomicide@oaklandnet.com.

Harry Harris is a Pulitzer Prize winning breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group. He began his Oakland Tribune career in September 1965 as a 17-year-old copyboy. He became a reporter in 1972 and is considered one of the best crime and breaking news reporters in the country. He has covered tens of thousands of murders and other crimes in the East Bay. He has also mentored dozens of young reporters, some of whom continue to work in journalism today.

In addition to evacuating 10 neighboring homes, deputies restricted pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area while the sheriff's office bomb squad "safely disposed" of the explosives, officials said.